When The Cake Gets Drunk

Double Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Thanks to Duncan Hines for sponsoring my writing. There’s no limit to the baking possibilities, so grab your favorite Duncan Hines mix and Comstock or Wilderness fruit fillings and Bake On! www.duncanhines.com. Everybody knows that I LOVE pineapples, coconut and chocolate. Sometimes all together! When I’m baking, you’ll definitely see one of the three or [...]

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Ingredients: 1 1/2 – 2 cups whole pumpkin seeds vegetable oil spray or melted butter dash of sea salt or iodized salt to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 300 degrees, mix seeds in bowl with melted butter or spray with vegetable oil. Add salt and spread the seeds out on a cookie sheet. bake for [...]

Keeping In Touch With My Roots: My Jamaican Breakfast

Authentic Jamaican Breakfast

Day 16: Ultimate Challenge – Guest Post by O Laing from Have You Had Your Big Bamboo I am so desperate to keep home close to my heart throughout my new adventures in the South. Feeling a little depressed and nostalgic I located Compare Foods a local supermarket that sells most of the Caribbean ingredients [...]

Shrimp Scampi with Linguinie

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Day 12: Ultimate Blog Challenge – Shrimp Scampi with Linguine Photo Courtesy of FoodNetwork.com   Ingredients: Shrimp 2lbs. Butter 3 Tbs. salt or seasoning salt cracked pepper Garlic Powder Corn Starch McCormick Italian Seasoning Preparation: De-vein shrimp and season with salt & cracked pepper. Cook shrimp in saute pan or wok until it’s a light [...]

Holiday Cookies

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Ingredients: cup butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder Icing: 4 egg whites Juice of 2 lemons 2 teaspoons light corn syrup 7 cups confectioners’ sugar In a mixer, blend butter and sugar until fluffy. Continuing to mix, add egg [...]

Tasty Coconut Cream Pie

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INGREDIENTS: 3 cups half-and-half 2 eggs 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup flaked coconut, toasted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed DIRECTIONS: In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, eggs, sugar, flour and salt. Bring to a boil over [...]

Pumpkin Pie

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INGREDIENTS For pie crust: 1 cup flour 3 tbsp. shortening 1/2 stick butter, cold, cut into chunks Pinch salt 1/4 cup ice cold water For filling: 1 3/4 cup light cream 1/3 cup white sugar 2 tbsp. brown sugar 2 1/2 tbsp. maple syrup 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. ginger 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. [...]

FALL Into Cookies

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INGREDIENTS: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Autumn colored sprinkles DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, [...]

Key Lime Dream Pie

Key Lime Dream Pie

Graham Cracker Crust: 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar 5-6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Filling: 3 large egg yolks One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup key lime juice 2 teaspoons grated lime zest Topping: 1 cup heavy whipped cream 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar 1 teaspoon grated lime [...]

Blackberry Cobbler

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INGREDIENTS: 2 1/2 cups fresh blackberries 1 cup sugar 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1/2 cup butter, melted * Whipped cream or ice cream, if desired DIRECTIONS: In medium bowl, stir together blackberries and sugar. Let stand about 20 minutes or until fruit syrup forms. Heat [...]

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